The conference will feature multi-institutional research conducted through the Seminar, which focuses specifically on examining those undergraduate learning communities that have a residential component—a type of learning community that we are referring to as “residential learning communities,” or “RLCs.” Ultimately, the goal of these multi-institutional research projects is to better understand – within and across types of RLCs – what makes these experiences high-impact practices for students, how institutions might promote effective organizational structures to support these endeavors, how institutions might scale up access to them, how faculty and staff can contribute to their high-quality while balancing other job responsibilities, and how RLCs shape and are shaped by institutional culture. We invite other scholars to join the culminating conversation about these inquiry projects and to share their own research related to one of the following themes:

Individual Presentation
Short, interactive presentations by one or two speakers, sharing and discussing research
(15 minutes with 5 minutes Q & A; 3 short presentations will be grouped for a 60-minute timeslot)

Panel Presentation
Longer, interactive group presentations by three or more speakers, sharing and discussing related research projects/findings
(60 minutes total, with at least 10-15 minutes for discussion included in the 60 minutes)

Proposals are due Friday, December 21, 2018.

Following a double-blind peer review, we will send decision notifications by January 15, 2019.